Delhi Gate

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The Gate was constructed by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1638 as part of the rubble–built high fort walls that surrounded the Shahajahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. The emperor used this gate to go to the Jama Masjid for prayer.

Delhi Gate is the southern gate of many in the remarkable walled city of Old Delhi, or Shahjahanabad. The gate connects the New Delhi city with the old walled city of Delhi. Standing in the middle of the road, at the end of Netaji Subhash Marg, at the edge of the Daryaganj.